Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta
Decided July 1, 2021. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 19-251 · 594 U.S. 595 (2021) · Cited 172 times
Holding
The Ninth Circuit’s judgment, which vacated the District Court’s injunction of California’s compelled disclosure of Schedule Bs as not narrowly tailored to the State’s interest in investigating charitable misconduct, is reversed, and the cases are remanded.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Clarence Thomas · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
Dissenting · 3
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Stephen G. Breyer
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
- Doe v. Reed · 561 U.S. 186 (2010)
- Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
- United States v. Stevens · 559 U.S. 460 (2010)
- McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n · 572 U.S. 185 (2014)
- Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
- Laird v. Tatum · 408 U.S. 1 (1972)
- Baird v. State Bar of Arizona · 401 U.S. 1 (1971)
- Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party · 552 U.S. 442 (2008)
- Bates v. City of Little Rock · 361 U.S. 516 (1960)
- Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox · 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
- Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co. · 467 U.S. 947 (1984)
- Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 444 U.S. 620 (1980)
- Bailey v. United States · 568 U.S. 186 (2013)
- United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
- Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
- Clapper v. Amnesty International USA · 568 U.S. 398 (2013)
- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
- Kentucky v. King · 563 U.S. 452 (2011)
- Burdick v. Takushi · 504 U.S. 428 (1992)
- Andresen v. Maryland · 427 U.S. 463 (1976)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers · 413 U.S. 548 (1973)
- Davis v. Federal Election Commission · 554 U.S. 724 (2008)
- McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · 514 U.S. 334 (1995)
- Regan v. Taxation With Representation of Washington · 461 U.S. 540 (1983)
- Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
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- Moody v. NetChoice, LLC · 603 U.S. 707 (2024)
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